>>40419251
because they're soft and snuggling them gives me a burst of dopamine

large stuffed animals also don't mess with your personal relationships so you can cry into them all you like, they aren't gonna get sick of you or tell you off or feel alienated by your nonsense, and they can't become uncomfortable

but as for the other 5 of them that i still have. would you get rid of your stuffed shark you've had since you were an infant? no? thought so. i don't sleep with a bazillion of them on my bed anymore and most have been relegated to being perched on a shelf in my closet. but my huge stuffed tiger is an amazing pillow and i sleep better because of it

oh. and bonus points: unlike a real person stuffed animals will not make you melt from body heat, so cling to them all you like. unless you have a nightmare or something you won't end up a puddle of sweat. tl;dr stuffies are good and you should have one too OP